Since ancient times women have been viewed, in many cultures, as men�s inferiors physically, morally, and intellectually. Today, in western cultures, women enjoy more freedom and equality than ever before in history. Despite the gains made by women in recent years, particularly in the U.S., many women worldwide still find that their access to education, employment, healthcare and political influence are limited because of their gender. These discrepancies continue to exist because many societies still maintain centuries-old social and religious laws, customs, and traditions that have created barriers to education, jobs, and healthcare, as well as deprive women of their political and civil rights.
If your tool wont start up without a little help from you or you see a lot of sparks flying around the motor housing ( a little sparking is ok just not more than 1/4") or if that motor just doesn't sound or feel right it could be the brushes need replaced.5. Reduce the recommended quantity of cleaning products. It's a matter of trial and error. Start by reducing amounts in half. This works with shampoo, shower gel, dishwasher detergent, etc. You could save from $20 to $100 per month with this method.� Avoid situations where any unwanted intimacy may be initiated, such as dinners for two.When you are asked a question you consider uncomfortable or inappropriate, use short, standard answers to discourage further questioning. For example, many women are asked their marital status, their age, and, if married, about dual careers. While these questions may be unusual, they are often more commonly asked in foreign countries as a form of interest about you, a woman who may be very different than women in their own country. You can answer these in a polite manner while suggesting that the questions are not appropriate by giving answers such as �My career keeps me very busy,� or �I am younger than I look.� Ignoring the question and changing the subject is a simple way of redirecting the conversation. If the questions are more direct and aggressive and sexual in nature, be assertive and answer, �This is not an appropriate question to ask,� or, if the questioner continues to be uncooperative, try to embarrass him by telling another group member about your discomfort. Silence can also be very effective.No matter what grade of tool you have none of them are made to be the "last tool you will have to buy".Finally one day I need it for somthing I was working on and when I got it pluged up and pulled the trigger, nothing happened. I checked the power supply, and all of the other things like wiggling the cord with no results. Then I happened to grab the chuck and kind of twist it a little and since ole dummy me had the trigger squeezed all at once the thing took off and tried to take my fingers along with it.� An employee who desires to leave while his or her colleagues desire to stay should do so and not feel badly about �breaking up the fun.�6. Don't leave electrical products on standby. A plugged-in toaster still gets a little bit of electricity. Every bit of savings helps. A fire department official said toasters cause quite a few fires each year. Save money and your house!If you are going to have to unassemble any part of the tool you need to remember that you will at some point have to put it back together.� You might be invited to a bar after dinner. Whether or not you want to attend is your choice. It�s not impolite to say no, giving jet lag or business commitments such as faxes, e-mails, or phone calls as an excuse.If you don't know how to attack your debt problem or don't understand the in's and out's of debt reduction, the internet provides a variety of great resources. Take the time to understand the facets of debt reduction and you'll be better off.� If you feel that a conversation is inappropriate, don�t respond. Just change the subject.9. Turn your central heating thermostat down by one degree. Every little bit helps...and it makes a big difference in your monthly heating bills.U.S. courts (see www.eeoc.gov) offer some legal remedies and suggestions for handling discrimination and harassment situations: �The (U.S.) courts have established that corporations that assign a U.S. citizen to a post in a foreign country must treat that employee as if he or she were in the U.S., regardless of local customs and traditions.� Recent Supreme Court cases suggest several legal/human resource strategies that can be used to prevent gender discrimination. The first is: �to educate and prepare employees sent to work in different countries abroad. Should a dispute arise, arbitration or mediation is preferred over litigation. The best overall strategy is to develop and implement a well-conceived company policy that ensures gender equality� (Cava, A. & Mayer, D., 1993).3. Recycle paper items like envelopes and one-sided paper for use as shopping lists or scratch pads. Paper is getting more and more expensive. Debt can be reduced when recycled items are being used.I have a Craftsman 3/8" electric drill that was one of the first power tools that I ever could say was mine. My father gave it to me when I left home after graduating from High School. This drill and I have been through some times. I used it and to be honest abused it quite a bit.When I start to take something apart I get a shallow cardboard box to lay the parts in so that I can keep them seperated and organized. This will make reassembly go much smoother. Watch for different lengths of screws and bolts. A perfectly good tool can be ruined because you try to put the wrong screw back in and strip out a thread.Some women report that suggestive sexual comments are sometimes used (consciously or unconsciously) as negotiating tools in an attempt to throw a woman off her guard. Women must be prepared for this and develop the ability to keep control and not show anger or other emotion. Some tactics women have used successfully to respond to such situations include: giving a polite verbal reprimand to remind your counterparts that you are conducting a business session; suggesting a break while stating the negotiation has obviously gotten off track; or ending the negotiation in its entirety to show absolute intolerance and disapproval.Sexual DiscriminationCord ReplacementIt is a good idea to inspect your power cords on a regular basis and look for things like fraying, missing grounding pin or the cord pulling out of the tool housing. Any of these conditions can pose a shock hazard or short circuit your tool.No one likes being in debt, yet most people are in debt. The hardest part of getting out of debt is deciding on getting out of debt. You have two choices, may more money or reduce your daily spending. What can you do in your daily living that could reduce your debt?With the newer tools that have variable speed triggers if they get worn you may go from variable to just one or even no speeds. Could be a defective switch.Individual Responsibility10. Turn off lights if you are not in the room. Many new homes have
ceiling fans with light clusters. Therefore, you could be burning four light bulbs at once in an empty room.4. Use rechargeable batteries. Current portable electronics are burning through batteries at a rapid pace. You've probably got battery operated alarm clocks, caller-id boxes, wall clocks, and other items that could benefit as well. By using rechargeables, the environment wins and so does the savings account.Many times new brush ends are flat but they will conform to the shape of your armature in a short time. "Seat" the new brushes by running your tool with no load for a while.7. Don't have the heat on and the windows open. This is easy to do during the months where the temp's jump up and down.2. Use energy-saver light bulbs. These are more expensive than regular light bulbs but last years longer - enough to pay for themselves over regular bulbs several times over.Everyday, you leave a light on. You turn on the air conditioning or you turn on the heater. You take a bath. Daily living requires spending of your money, whether you realize it or not. Daily living is the first place you can start reducing your debt.Presto: OVERHEATINGIf it is and you have that new switch in hand you will need to get inside the tool housing. Once in there get yourself a pencil and paper and do a simple drawing of the switch and wires. Note the position and colors and look at the new switch to make sure the wire colors and positions are the same. Remove one wire from the old switch and attach the comparable wire from the new switch. Do these one at a time until all of the wires have been attached. Position the switch and make sure it operates smoothly before reassembling the housing and hooking up the juice.The concept of �machismo� is important in Mexico and other Latin American countries, although American businesswomen will encounter more macho attitudes in Mexico than in any other a part of Latin America. The word "macho" does not carry a negative connotation in Mexico, as it does in the U.S. For a Mexican, the word "macho" implies strength, valor, self-confidence and masculinity, which are all considered positive qualities. There is also an underlying assumption in the culture that men are supposed to be stronger, braver, wiser and more sexually knowledgeable than women. Displays of machismo include: showing courage in a bullring, risk-taking, taking part in bar room confrontations, and displaying sexual prowess by bragging about sexual conquests or by having a large family. To be macho also requires the repudiation of all characteristics considered feminine, such as unselfishness, kindness, frankness and truthfulness.The elimination of sexual harassment starts at home. If your company doesn�t have a company policy on discrimination and sexual harassment at home, there will be little to back you up if you find yourself facing such situations in the international environment. Top management must therefore take a proactive role in eradicating it from the workplace. There are many good reasons for doing so. Sexual harassment can reduce employee productivity and morale, and consequently it can have a negative impact on a company�s bottom line, as well as cost firms a great deal in lawsuits.8. Take a shower instead of a bath. You'll cut down on your water bill. Quick showers save time as well. Also, set your hot water tank at 60 degrees.1. Cancel television services or reduce the television subscription with a smaller channel package. Reducing the package can easily trim your cable television bills by $20 a month. Dish subscribers could save a lot more. The best way for reducing costs is by dropping the pay channels such as HBO and Showtime.If everything is ok a simple way to keep track of everything is to cut the old cord off about 4 or 5 inches from the terminals. Slide the new cord into place. Remove one old wire and replace with the corrosponding new one and continue until all of the wires have been replace. Following a simple system like this will eliminate any chance of hooking up a wire in the wrong place.Along with replacing switches and in the same vein of maintance is power cord replacement.What is nice is that for the most part the average grade as well as the professional grade tools are designed and built to be reparied which will translate into many years of service.Again the best course of action is to obtain a replacement from the manufacturer.Debt reduction is about spending less money so you can pay off your current debts while not accumulating more debt. Car payments, Christmas shopping, and credit cards enable the amassing of debt rather quickly. When bills are coming every day and you don't know where to turn or how to save any more money, look at your own home.Should you be subjected to what you feel is sexual harassment, remain calm and professional. This attitude will have much more impact than if you become upset or angry. In many cases men may have been trying to incite you or test your resilience. In most cases you can either respond with a calm statement of disapproval, or you can show your disapproval by remaining silent. If you are in a situation that has become particularly unpleasant, you can always leave.Macho men will often express an air of superiority when it comes to dealing with American women in business. They may be overly polite and attentive to a woman, but in a patronizing way. Machismo may be expressed in terms of canceled, forgotten, or ignored meetings, and other frustrations and delays. Businesswomen, especially when traveling alone, should expect a high likelihood of unwelcome sexual advances. Examples of this include: overly long eye contact, the pressing of legs under the table, and an overemphasis on how appealing a woman looks. Most businesswomen advise against entertaining a man alone. Instead, they suggest that a group be arranged. They also emphasize that a woman should establish herself as a businesswoman even at her hotel, and dress conservatively in business suits.Now saying the brushes need replaced might have you going off looking for brushes, which you will never find. What you will really find that everyone calls brushes are small blocks of hard graphite with little springs attached to them.Today, Asian countries continue to be patriarchal societies with strong traditions. When a woman marries, she generally joins her husband�s family, and her ties with her own family weaken. The couple either lives with the husband�s family or, as is occurring more frequently, on its own. If there is a divorce, the father often gets custody of the children. Divorce is considered shameful and is rarely discussed. Divorce rates, which used to be very low in East Asia, are growing however, as women become more economically independent.Sexual harassment occurs in workplaces worldwide, including the United States. Laws that specifically prohibit sexual harassment have been enacted in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, but many other countries are still in the process of studying the problem. There are two types of sexual harassment defined by U.S. law: quid pro quo and hostile environment. Quid pro quo means that an employee is asked to perform a sexual act in exchange for a job, promotion, or other perk. A �hostile environment� is described as one which contains situations, acts, or items that can inhibit the productivity of an employee, such as sexually suggestive language, behavior, or pictures.Most women in Europe are still battling the glass ceiling even more than women in the U.S. There are fewer women in upper management and more hierarchical issues with which to grapple. Furthermore, European women are still expected to handle all responsibilities relating to home and family. This interferes with their ability to hold down a job unless they are wealthy enough to have hired help at home. Shopping hours are still not convenient for working women and day care is often not available. Younger women do not have the role models of older women in the business world, so they must often work harder to establish credibility and to break into the upper ranks of business. Derogatory comments about women appear to be more accepted by the public. For example, in England the derogatory terms �cow� and �bird� are widely used, even on TV, and in films, to refer to women. In France and Italy it is not unusual for males to touch women inappropriately.Gender Issues in Asia
� An employee who desires to leave while his or her colleagues desire to stay should do so and not feel badly about �breaking up the fun.�
Author: Tracey Wilen
